Sexting, Catcalls, and Butt Slaps: How Gender Stereotypes and Perceived Group Norms Predict Sexualized Behavior

Sex Roles

Volumn 69, Issue 11-12, 2013, Pages 594-604

  Jewell, Jennifer A ^a   Brown, Christia Spears ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

Gender stereotypes; Peer norms; Sexual behavior

Indexed keywords

EID: 84888039447     PISSN: 03600025     EISSN: 15732762     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11199-013-0320-1     Document Type: Article

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